Counter-seat



(No Model.)

H. HILL COUNTER SEAT.' l

No. 435,307'. A. Patented Aug'. 26, 1890.A

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO HILL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

COUNTER-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,307, dated August 26, 1890.

Application filed November 13 1889. Serial No. 330,165. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO HILL, of Detroit,

' in the county of Wayne and State of MichiA gan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Counter-Seats, of which the following is a specification.,-

My invention consists in an improvement in counter-seats hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being made to the aca companying drawings, in which= Figure l is a sectional side elevation shown ing the position of the parts when the sliding plate which carries the seat-standard is extended. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the slide retracted and the rod to which the seat is hinged axially turned, and the seat in a dif ferent position to that shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan view, on a reduced scale, indicating different positions of the seat; andFig. et is a section on line a: x, Fig. l.

W, Fig. 3, indicates the front line of a counter, which is omitted in the other figures.

S represents a bracket adapted to screw to the front of the counters, and having thereon projecting lugs S S.

U represents a hinge pivoted to lugs S S by pintle T and made hollow, as shown in Fig. 4f, to receive a sliding plate P, which fits and slides in the recess in the hinge U.

Q represents a stop on plate P to `limit its motion.

R represents a recess on hinge U, into which stop Q fits when plate P is pushed in. On the outer end of plate P are formed two cylinders N N.

E represents a hollow standard, which passes through and is retained in an upright position by the cylinders N N on plate P, and at its lower end the standard E is provided with a caster L, (which I prefer to make with two wheels instead of one.)

I represents a rod, which tits movably in standard E.

Above the point H on rod I the rod is made smaller and is encircled by a coil-spring G,

l the lower end of which vbears against shoulder H on said rod, and the upper end bears against a projecting shoulder F in standard E, the bore in the upper part of said standard E being smaller than the lower portion of said bore, so that the smaller portion of rod I (marked D) is an easy sliding fit in the upper part of standard E.

A represents a seat set on the post B, which is pivoted by a pin C to the smaller part D of the rod I, said post B and the part D of rod I being substantially the same diameter.

K represents a foot-lever pivoted to stand= ard E by pin J, and is provided at its outer end with a footetreadle, by which its inner end can be forced upward.

The operation of my invention is as follows: By means of the hinge U, swinging on pintle T, the seat can be swung close in against the counter, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, or can be swung out from the counter, as shown in dotted lines in said iigure. The sliding plate P permits the seat to be pushed in or out from the counter through the range of motion of said plate. The weight of a pers'on upon the seatv is not thrown upon the hinge, being transmitted through the standard E and caster L to the door, the only strain on the hinge being that necessary to keep thc standard upright.

To permit the seat to fold close to the counter, as shown in full lines in Fig. 8, it is put in the position shown in Fig. l, in which position the rod I is forced upward against the resistance of the spring G either by raising the seat A by hand or by depressing the outer end of lever K with the foot, which causes the inner end of said lever to raise the rod I, and when raised to the position shown in Fig. l the seat A folds over on pivot C, so that it lies at the side of the standard E.

M represents a set-screw, by which the standard E may be fastened to the plate P at the side, if desired.

What I claim as my invention, to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A counterseat having a hollow standard provided at its lower end with a caster, a hinge for connecting said standard with the counter, a vertically-movable rod within the standard, and a seat pivoted to said rod at a point normally within the standard, whereby on raising said rod to place the seat-pivot above the standard the seat automatically folds down, substantially as shown and described.

2. A counterseat consisting of an extensiand desire IOO ble hinge, an upright standard connected with the hinge and provided at its lower end with a caster, a vertically-movable rod within said standard, a foot-lever pivoted to the standard 5 below the movable rod, and a seat pivoted to 'the upper end of said rod, substantially as.

shown and described. v

3. A counter-seat consisting of an extensible hinge, a hollow standard connected with Io the outer end of said hinge and provided at its lower end with a caster, a ve1-ticallymov able rod within said standard having a seat pivoted to its upper end, and a spiral spring within said standardv normally forcing said vertical rod downward, substantially as shown 15 and described.

- HUGO HILL.

Witnesses:

EUGENE H. HILL, HENRY B. L'OTHROP. 

